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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:14 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Deletion of terminal short vowels.

[ˈʑẽːʃ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:13 pm
by Travis B.
Final fricatives > [h]

[ˈʑẽːh]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:59 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Vowels shorten.

[ˈʑẽh]

(Can we delete it from existence.)

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:35 pm
by foxcatdog
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:59 pm Vowels shorten.

[ˈʑẽh]

(Can we delete it from existence.)
Nasal vowels lost
[ˈʑh]

Also a new one for after when it gets deleted
[ˈkoi̯rɑ ˈɑmɑti]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:39 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Final [h] loss

[ˈʑ]

Diphthongs become sequences of vowel-semivowel-vowel

[ˈkowirɑ ˈɑmɑti]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:57 am
by Jonlang
Intervocalic lenition.

[ˈkoβirɑ ˈɑβ̃ɑdi]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:11 am
by Travis B.
I-mutation

[ˈkøβirɑ ˈɑβ̃ædi]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:38 am
by FlamyobatRudki
consonant manner agreement
[ˈkøpitɑ ˈɑβ̃æði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:03 am
by Jonlang
[β̃] > [ṽ]

[ˈkøpitɑ ˈɑṽæði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:41 pm
by Travis B.
Lenition of intervocalic consonants in second syllables of trochees.

[ˈkøbitɑ ˈɑw̃æði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:33 pm
by Jonlang
De-nasalisation of consonants.

[ˈkøbitɑ ˈɑwæði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:03 pm
by vegfarandi
Loss of post-stress short vowels

[ˈkøbtɑ ˈɑwði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:29 pm
by Travis B.
Voicing of consonants between voiced consonants.

[ˈkøbdɑ ˈɑwði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:12 am
by Jonlang
[w] between a vowel and a consonant creates a diphthong:

[ˈkøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:13 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Preconsonantal [b] lenites, merging with [ʊ̯]:

[ˈkøʊ̯dɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:35 am
by vegfarandi
Post-stress vowels centralize, close vowels leaving a palatal/labial trace.

[ˈkøʊ̯də ˈɑʊ̯ðʲə]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:55 am
by Travis B.
[øʊ̯] > [øʏ̯]

[ˈkøʏ̯də ˈɑʊ̯ðʲə]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:59 am
by Otto Kretschmer
ˈxøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:05 pm
by linguistcat
[ˈxøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði] > [xøb'dɑ ɑʊ̯'ði]

stress becomes word final

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 4:42 pm
by foxcatdog
linguistcat wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:05 pm [ˈxøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði] > [xøb'dɑ ɑʊ̯'ði]

stress becomes word final
['xbdɑ o'ði]

Initial unstressed vowels syncope and remaining dipthongs monophthongise